MPD investigates fatal stabbing; one suspect in custody

Published 4:30 pm, Saturday, February 12, 2011

A Midland Police Department squad car is seen in this undated file photo.

A Midland Police Department squad car is seen in this undated file photo.

MPD investigates fatal stabbing; one suspect in custody

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Police are investigating the murder of a 36-year-old Midlander after a stabbing took place at approximately 8 p.m. Saturday.

Officers responded to a call of a domestic disturbance in the 2500 block of Hoya Drive after a neighbor called 911, a Midland Police Department spokesperson said.

The neighbor told police a woman came running out of the house screaming about needing an ambulance, police said.

The victim, who had not yet been identified at press time, was fatally stabbed in the upper-right chest with a knife. At the time of the stabbing, three poeple were present at the house.

Police had in custody late Saturday the man they believe is responsible for the stabbing, but no formal charges had yet been filed. Police were investigating and remained in the early stages of interviewing the female who was present, and also talking to neighbors.

The victim was able to talk to paramedics during transport, police said, but was later pronounced dead at Midland Memorial Hospital

Police said they are treating the incident as a homicide. This is the first homicide in Midland of the year.

Justice of the Peace George Zimmerman ordered the body sent to Tarrant County for an autopsy.